Clinical Characteristics of Women With a History of Childhood Abuse
Unhealed Wounds
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23314218 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeanne McCauley (Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 277 |
| Issue | 17 |
| Pages | 1362 |
| Publication date | 1997-05-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | JAMA (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0098-7484 • E-ISSN: 1538-3598 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (AMA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1001/jama.1997.03540410040028 |
| PMID | 9134941 |
| OpenAlex | W2022682022 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 125 |
| References cited | 9 |
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of childhood physical or sexual abuse in women seen in primary care practices; to identify physical and psychologic problems associated with that abuse; and to compare the effects of childhood physical vs sexual abuse and childhood vs adult abuse. DESIGN: Cross-sectional, self-administered, anonymous survey. SETTING: Four community-based, primary care internal medicine practices. PATIENTS: A total of 1931 women of varied age and marital, educational, and economic status examined from February through July 1993. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence of physical and sexual abuse, physical symptoms, psychological symptoms (Symptom Checklist-22), alcohol abuse (CAGE questions), and street drug use. RESULTS: Of the 1931 respondents, 424 (22.0%) reported childhood or adolescent physical or sexual abuse. Compared with women who reported never having experienced abuse (n=1257), women who reported abuse as children but not adults (n=204) had more physical symptoms (mean+/-SE, 6.2+/-0.2 vs 4.0+/-0.9; P<.001) and had higher scores for depression, anxiety, somatization, and interpersonal sensitivity (low self-esteem) (P<.001); were more likely to be abusing drugs (prevalence ratio [PR], 4.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.9-7.6) or to have a history of alcohol abuse (PR, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.5-3.2); were more likely to have attempted suicide (PR, 3.7; 95% CI, 2.6-5.1); and were more likely to have had a psychiatric admission (PR, 3.2; 95% CI, 2.2-4.7). Women abused only as children did not differ from women who reported current, but not childhood, abuse in number of physical symptoms, emotional distress, substance abuse, or suicide attempts. Patients who reported both childhood and adult abuse had higher levels of psychological problems and physical symptoms than those who reported childhood or adult abuse alone. CONCLUSIONS: Childhood physical or sexual abuse is associated with adult health problems including physical symptoms, psychological problems, and substance abuse; for many variables, this association is as strong as for patients experiencing current abuse.
Alcohol abuse · Anxiety · Medical emergency · Physical abuse · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychological abuse · Sexual abuse · Somatization · Suicide prevention · Child Abuse and Related Trauma · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine
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